When Sorrows Come

by Seanan McGuire

Series: October Daye (15)

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"It's hard to be a hero. There's always something needing October "Toby" Daye's attention, and her own desires tend to fall by the wayside in favour of solving the Kingdom's problems. That includes the desire to marry her long-time suitor and current fianc�, Tybalt, San Francisco's King of Cats. She doesn't mean to keep delaying the wedding, it just sort of happens. And that's why her closest friends have taken the choice out of her hands, ambushing her with a court wedding at the High Court in Toronto. Once the High King gets involved, there's not much even Toby can do to delay things, except for getting involved in stopping a plot to overthrow the High Throne itself, destabilising the Westlands entirely, and keeping her from getting married through nothing more than the sheer volume of chaos it would cause. Can Toby save the Westlands and make it to her own wedding on time? Or is she going to have to choose one over the other?"--… (more)

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It's time for Toby's Marriage and of course nothing can go smoothly. They're in the High Court and it should be that Toby only has to turn up and get things done but her life is never like this. Faerie also has it's own issues and her entourage are a complex issue all by themselves.
The end is a foregone conclusion and the attached short story that details the blessings is a nice follow-up but you can also feel that there are more things o come. (

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wyvernfriend | Mar 4, 2024 |

Amazing as always. This series just gets better and better! McGuire always finds ways to surprise and keep it fresh. Have the next book in the series waiting on my bedside table to start tonight. (

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LongDogMom | Aug 24, 2023 |

Toby and Tybalt go to Toronto to get married. Of course, something goes wrong. There is discontent brewing in the High King's realm, which threatens to interrupt the nuptials. Will they get married by the end of the book? Of course. Will Toby get blood on her wedding dress? Maybe. Read it and find out.

Definitely read the accompanying novella, And With Reveling. I understand why it was cut from the novel, but it contains lots of payoff for the side characters in the main story. (

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tornadox | Feb 14, 2023 |

What a great read! This is what it says on the label, the wedding of Toby and Tybalt. Everyone else has been doing the planning for Toby so she just needs to show up but they only give her a few days warning on the exact date. Once they get to Toronto to the High King’s court with Quentin in disguise, things quickly slide into chaos. And of course Toby’s history of upsetting monarchies is a wrinkle that is constantly thrown into her face and slows down help from some people. The novella at the end continues the action from the book and I enjoyed it as well along with a surprise guest bringing a thoughtful gift.

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Glennis.LeBlanc | Jan 4, 2023 |

Toby and Tybalt are finally, finally getting married. And a whole bunch of characters from the previous 14 books will all be in attendance.

But of course, this being Toby, nothing is ever that easy. The intrigue, mayhem and chaos commence immediately. Even 15 books in, I still love this series. (

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sriddell | Aug 6, 2022 |

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And With Reveling (2021) by Seanan McGuire

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2021-09-14

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Epigraph

When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
—William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Dedication

For Kayleigh.
Took us long enough, but now we're here.

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If six months ago, you'd told me I would be the one to bring Oberon, King of All Faerie, home from his long exile, I would have laughed in your face.

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Includes novella "And With Reveling"

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Gilbert, Sheila E.

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"It's hard to be a hero. There's always something needing October "Toby" Daye's attention, and her own desires tend to fall by the wayside in favour of solving the Kingdom's problems. That includes the desire to marry her long-time suitor and current fianc�, Tybalt, San Francisco's King of Cats. She doesn't mean to keep delaying the wedding, it just sort of happens. And that's why her closest friends have taken the choice out of her hands, ambushing her with a court wedding at the High Court in Toronto. Once the High King gets involved, there's not much even Toby can do to delay things, except for getting involved in stopping a plot to overthrow the High Throne itself, destabilising the Westlands entirely, and keeping her from getting married through nothing more than the sheer volume of chaos it would cause. Can Toby save the Westlands and make it to her own wedding on time? Or is she going to have to choose one over the other?"--

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